Acting is a hard job, would you want it?

Acting is a hard job, would you want it? Dec 10, 2019 23:04:54 GMT via mobile

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Post by Nora on Dec 10, 2019 23:04:54 GMT

Dec 10, 2019 22:14:03 GMT northern said:

Dec 10, 2019 20:07:46 GMT Nora said:

with each word you keep on confirming you have a very idealized idea of the profession...

sure you can take classes but those will not compensate for lack of talent you dont have it. but even more importantly: lets say you do have talent. now what. so does the milion of hungry actors next to you. to get a paid acting job is Hard. to get it repeatadly is very rare. and even if you do end up getting booked, its just a very challenging profession to be in, very demanding emotionally and physically. long hours, jigg expectations, your psyche and sometimes also body on display to thousands/milions of people, everybody judging you, its just not an easy job to do and maintain.

You just confirmed what I said as the hard part is getting the job not the job itself per se. You think they dont get paid well for these long hours? Id do it in a heartbeat so if youre a casting director hire me.😃

how did I confirm that the job itself is not hard? I specifically say in my post (that you quoted) how challenging the job is... (provides you get in). No they do Not get compensated for the long hours, not until they are doing really well. To do well as an actor you must be very lucky not just talented. the progression is:

1. Shit gigs for nothing
2. Better gigs for nothing
3. Shit gigs for 10-50 bucks for the entire work which may be a day full of waiting around, 10 hours easy.
4. Better gigs for 10-50 bucks lump sum
5. Better gigs for 100 bucks per day (10-12 hours normal, occasionally 15)

Before you get even to scale pay it’s usually Years or you need a Lot of luck.

So you basically work for minimal or under minimal wage well into your thirties easy. So you have to have two jobs and work pretty much around the clock. And even if you get a better paid job (think 300 bucks a day) nobody guarantees that the next one will come sooner than next year (or never). Or you live almost dirt poor. Still wanna do it?